Category: Structural Glazing

Explore structural glazing and laminated glass through architectural project discussions. Read about glass assemblies, interlayers, geometry and coordination with facade design requirements.Explore structural glazing and laminated glass through architectural project discussions. Read about glass assemblies, interlayers, geometry and coordination with facade design requirements.

Bending Glass in Three Dimensions: Inside WHTB’s Ginza Project

Project presentation showing the curved glass facade of Tiffany Ginza

Stand at the corner of Ginza’s main shopping street and look up. The facade above you doesn’t sit flat against the building: it curves outward, folds back in, catches the light differently depending on where you’re standing https://www.tiffany.com/stores/en/japan/tiffany-ginza-8075 From a distance it looks like a single fluid surface. Up close, it’s hundreds of individual glass […]